The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, September 29, 2021 B-3 XC Continued from page 1 SPORTS CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 29 ❚ PCHS Boys' Varsity Soccer — Wood Memorial — 5:30 p.m. at Old Petersburg Gym ❚ PCMS 6th Grade Volleyball — Clark — 6 p.m. at Pike Central THURSDAY, SEPT. 30 ❚ PCMS 6th Grade Volleyball — Haubstadt — 6 p.m. at Pike Central ❚ PCMS 7th & 8th Grade Football — Southridge — 6 p.m. at Southridge ❚ PCHS Girls' Varsity Soccer — Evansville Christian — 6:30 p.m. at Evansville Christian– Epworth Campus ❚ PCHS Girls' Junior Varsity Volleyball — Tecumseh — 6:30 p.m. at Tecumseh ❚ PCMS 8th Grade Volleyball — Haubstadt — 6:30 p.m. at Pike Central ❚ PCHS Girls' Varsity Volleyball — Tecumseh — 7:45 p.m. at Tecumseh FRIDAY, OCT. 1 ❚ PCHS Varsity Football — Tell City — 7:30 p.m. at Tell City SATURDAY, OCT. 2 ❚ PCHS Girls' Junior Varsity Volleyball — JV Tourney — 10 a.m. at Tecumseh ❚ PCMS 8th Grade Volleyball — Gibson County Tourney — 10 a.m. at Wood Memorial ❚ PCMS Co-ed Middle School Cross Country — PAC — 10 :15 a.m. at Gibson Southern ❚ PCHS Co-ed Varsity Cross Country — PAC — 10 :30 a.m. at Gibson Southern MONDAY, OCT. 4 ❚ PCHS Girls' Junior Varsity Volleyball — Northeast Dubois — 6 p.m. at Pike Central ❚ PCMS 8th Grade Volleyball — Southridge — 6 p.m. at Southridge ❚ PCHS Girls' Varsity Volleyball — Northeast Dubois — 7:15 p.m. at Pike Central TUESDAY, OCT. 5 ❚ PCHS Girls' Junior Varsity Volleyball — Gibson Southern — 6 p.m. at Gibson Southern ❚ PCHS Girls' Varsity Volleyball — Gibson Southern — 6 p.m. at Gibson Southern WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6 ❚ PCMS 6th Grade Volleyball — Clark — 6 p.m. at George Rogers Clark Middle School The girls' cross country team posed for a picture with their third place trophy and ribbons from the PC Invitational on Saturday, Septem- ber 25 at Prides Creek. Pictured are (l to r): Team manager Laney Johnson, Kaylyn Warner, Quinlan Teague, Morgan Anderson, Xavery Weisman and Anna Whitehead. Not pictured is Kennedy Willis, who also participated in the invitational. Submitted photo rainy conditions in this one. We wanted to run well, but wanted to run very cautious- ly. Definitely not a good time to get anyone hurt, especially in these conditions." "We were proud of the kids battling in this one and giving some strong performances. Xavery got another invitation- al win and our teams are head- ed in the right direction going into our final regular season meet this upcoming weekend. ( We) just have to get everyone back and healthy." PC INVITATIONAL At the Pike Central Invita- tional on Saturday, September 25 at Prides Creek, the girls took home third and the boys' team placed seventh. Several schools participat- ed in the invitational, includ- ing: Gibson Southern, Boon- ville, Jasper, South Knox, Evansville Christian, Barr- Reeve, Castle, Evansville Me- morial, Evansville Signature School, Mount Vernon, North Knox, Evansville Mater Dei, Tecumseh, Evansville Day School, White River Valley, Harrison, Washington, Vin- cennes Lincoln and South Spencer. In the girls' division, the Lady Chargers placed third with a top five average time of 22:09 and 112 points. The winner of the girls' division was South Knox with a top five average time of 21:01 and 56 points. Other participating schools' scores were: Jasper with 62 points, Barr-Reeve with 118 points, Gibson Southern with 138 points, Boonville with 140 points, Evansville Memorial with 152 points, Castle with 153 points, North Knox with 209 points and Evansville Ma- ter Dei with 213 points. Finishers for the Lady Char- gers were: Weisman placing first with a time of 19:20, a new Pike Central freshman re- cord and a new overall course record for a Charger runner, Teague placing 13th with a time of 21:08, junior Kenne- dy Willis placing 20th with a time of 21:46, Whitehead plac- ing 27th with a time of 22:12 and Anderson placing 72nd with a time of 26:16. Coach Graham said, "The girls were outstanding today. We are pretty happy with the third place finish today. We were also very happy to see our seniors run well on their last regular season home meet and the team to do so well. These girls continue to cut time and we believe their best races are still ahead of them." "Congratulations to fresh- man Xavery Weisman for win- ning the invitational and set- ting a Pike Central freshman course record and a new over- all record for a Pike Central runner." "We are now looking to get everyone healthy as we pre- pare for the PAC meet next week." The Charger boys' cross country team placed seventh in their division with a top five average time of 18:42 and 202 points. Jasper took first with a top five average time of 16:52 and 45 points. Other participating schools scores in the boys' division were: Castle with 43 points, South Knox with 72 points, Evansville Memorial with 106 points, Gibson Southern with 199 points, Evansville Mater Dei with 208 points, Signa- ture School with 241 points, Barr-Reeve with 242 points, Boonville with 244 points, Vincennes Lincoln with 245 points, Harrison with 306 points, Washington with 331 points, White River Valley with 346 points, Tecumseh with 353 points and Mount Vernon with 378 points. The Pike Central boys' team finishers were: Chan- ley placing 23rd with a time of 17:53, Delobel placing 32nd with a time of 18:27, Barnett placing 35th with a time of 18:37, Woodhull placing 53rd with a time of 19:12, Carter Blackwell placing 100th with a time of 22:51 and DeCoursey placing 104th with a time of 23:28. "Our boys were seventh out of 16 teams today. That is a strong showing for such a young group. We had per- sonal best times up and down the lineup and were really ex- cited for the guys. A couple of them beat their best times of the year by one and two min- utes." "Just a terrific day for them. We need to keep that improve- ment coming as we head in- to the PAC meet next week," commented Coach Graham. Charger freshman Blaine Barrett and sophomore Shane Woodhull prepare to descend a hill during the Pike Central Invitational boys' division race on Saturday, September 25. Above: Morgan Anderson, Pike Cen- tral senior, paces herself and lets the slope carry her downhill during the Pike Central Invitational girls' division race on Saturday, September 25. Right: Tyler DeCoursey, Charger freshman, stays focused as he de- scends a hill during the Pike Central Invitational boys' division race on Sat- urday, September 25. Charger sophomore Anna Whitehead prepares for the next hill during the Pike Central Invitational girls' division race on Saturday, September 25. Quinlan Teague, Charger senior, pac- es herself as she descends a hill during the Pike Central Invitational girls' divi- sion race on Saturday, September 25. Carter Blackwell, Charger fresh- man, lets the slope carry him as he runs downhill during the Pike Central Invitational boys' division race on Sat- urday, September 25. Charger sophomore Shane Woodhull picks up his pace as he approaches the finish line during the Pike Central In- vitational boys' division race on Satur- day, September 25.